[Advaita-l] virATa, virAja, svarATa

[Shrinivas Gadkari]

Namaste,


Picking up a few month old thread. 
The mantra under discussion is 5th mantra on puruSa sUkta. 

Few interesting points should be noted: 
- Three different entities are mentioned here: puruSa, virATa, adhi puruSa 
- Following the commentary by sAyaNa: 
  puruSa = Adi puruSa 
  virATa = brahmANDa deha 
  adhi puruSa = paramAtmA 
- There is a clear mention of a trinity here: 
  puruSa = Father 
  adhi puruSa = Son 
  virATa = let us call this entity (divine) Mother 
- Labeling the entity identified with brahmANDa deha as ardhAngini of puruSa or 
  Adi mAtA (Mother) should be fine. In fact the word ardhAngini seems most
  appropriate here.
- Interestingly, it is paramAtmA (the Son) who is call vedAnta vedya - the one who 
  is to be understood via study of vedAnata. 

Hari Om.

Comments from people who have contemplated on these topics are welcome. 
Comments from people into shAkta upAsanA will be very useful.

Regards, 
Shrinivas Gadkari



On Tuesday, September 27, 2016 6:26 PM, Praveen R. Bhat <bhatpraveen at gmail.com> wrote:

The relevant portion of Purusha sukta Sayanabhashya on the mantra reads: तस्मात् आदिपुरुषात्, विराट्/विराड् =ब्रह्माण्डदेहः अजायत =उत्पन्नः। विविधानि राजन्ते वस्तूनि अत्र इति =विराट्। विराजः अधि विराड्‌देहस्य उपरि तम् एव देहम् अधिकरणं कृत्वा पुरुषः तद्देहाभिमानी कश्चित् पुमान् अजायत, सः अयं सर्ववेदान्तवेद्यः परमात्मा। सः एव स्वकीयया मायया विराड्-देहं ब्रह्माण्डरूपं सृष्ट्वा तत्र जीवरूपेण प्रविश्य ब्रह्माण्डाभिमानी देवात्मा जीवः अभवत्।


Kind rgds,
--Praveen R. Bhat